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Portland Thorns FC pose with the trophy after they won the NWSL championship soccer match against the Kansas City Current, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Washington. Portland won 2-0. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Arts & Entertainment

MVP Sophia Smith scores, Portland Thorns top Kansas City Current 2-0 for NWSL title

The Thorns also won NWSL championships in 2013, the league’s inaugural season, and again in 2017.

4 years ago

Community

6abc

Police: 6 people shot outside nightclub in Northern Liberties

Police say four women and two men ages 26 to 36 are among the victims.

4 years ago

A field with blue sky in the background and smoke rising from a factory.

Politics & Policy

Limerick Township proposes tax increase to preserve land amid rise in development

On the November ballot, Limerick Township residents will decide if they want to pay more earned income tax used to preserve open space, which could slow down development.

4 years ago

A close-up of the World Series 2022 sign on the baseball field at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

Money

Recession-proof? World Series ticket market shows no sign of economic downturn

Phillies World Series tickets are selling for thousands above list price, proving some fans won’t let anything stop them from the chance to see their team win it all.

4 years ago

People stand together in a parking lot on a sunny day.

Community

‘We’re here to stay’: Local union groups rally in support of Home Depot workers ahead of union vote

Home Depot organizers say they’ve been facing “surveillance” and “interrogation” from management. If successful, this will be the first unionized Home Depot in the country.

4 years ago

An Astros player celebrates as a blurry Phillies player looks dejected in the foreground.

Community

Astros burst ahead, beat Phillies 5-2, tie World Series 1-1

The Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 to tie the World Series at one game apiece.

4 years ago

Ambulances and emergency responders are visible from above.

Community

Officials: 59 dead after Halloween crowd surge in Seoul

At least 59 people were killed and 150 more were injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the Seoul.

4 years ago

Police stand at the top of the closed street outside the home of Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in San Francisco, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Paul Pelosi, was attacked and severely beaten by an assailant with a hammer who broke into their San Francisco home early Friday, according to people familiar with the investigation. In the background is the Transamerica Pyramid.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Politics & Policy

Pelosi attack shocks country on edge about democracy threats

A new assessment from the Dept. of Homeland Security and other agencies says extremists, fueled by election falsehoods, “pose a heightened threat" to the upcoming midterms.

4 years ago

An actor onstage inks a tattoo on the leg of another actor.

Arts & Entertainment

‘The Tattooed Lady’ premieres at Philadelphia Theatre Company as new rock musical

The new rock musical revives the circus sideshow performers as feminist icons.

4 years ago

Community

Environmental advocates push back against Delaware plans for poultry-based power plant

Opponents of the bioenergy facility planned in Seaford say it will worsen water quality and environmental injustice.

4 years ago

Members of the Philly band Snacktime pose with Phillies jerseys on, instruments in hand.

Arts & Entertainment

‘Dancing On My Own’ gets the Philly treatment with a pair of covers

The Philadelphia Orchestra has recorded a classical arrangement of Robyn’s techno-pop song. The street brass band Snacktime funks it up.

4 years ago

Community

Drop off your unused medications at sites in the Delaware Valley on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day was launched a decade ago to address rising rates of addiction and overdoses linked to prescription opioids.

4 years ago

Community

Realmuto, Phils rally past Astros in 10 to open World Series

Nick Castellanos started Verlander’s downfall with a run-scoring single, and Alec Bohm and J.T. Realmuto hit two-run doubles that pulled the Philadelphia Phillies into a tie.

4 years ago